Macharen
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Machere (dialect form)
Etymology
[edit]First attested as machera in 1107. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch *mak (“fitting, well-positioned”) and the dative plural form of *hara (“sandy ridge”). An alternative hypothesis posits a connection with Vulgar Latin maceria (“rubble, ruins”). Compare Machern.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Macharen n
- A village in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kiepenrijk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
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- Rhymes:Dutch/aːrən
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːrən/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands